FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT WENT WRONG. >> THIS IS A PHOTO IN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THURSDAY ON DRY RUN ROAD AND PROSPERITY. STATE POLICE SAY A WALL COLLAPSE ON TOP OF HIM. TODAY, THEY RELEASED THIS STATEMENT SAYING WE ARE SADDENED TO CONFIRM THAT WE LOST A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY DURING AN INCIDENT UNDERGROUND. WE ARE WORKING WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO LEARN THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. EXTEND OUR DEEPEST EMBASSIES -- DEPUTIES -- SYMPATHIES. >> MINE SAFETY, BUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A DEATH INVOLVED, [INAUDIBLE]

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25-year-old man killed when long wall collapses at mine in Washington County

A 25-year-old man was killed in a mine accident in Washington County.Watch the report by @WTAE_Brittany in the video player above.The incident happened around 6 p.m. Thursday at the Consol Energy Enlow Fork Mine on Dry Run Road in Prosperity.The coroner's office said Tanner Lee McFarland, of Washington, died when a long wall gave way and collapsed on top of him.State police are investigating the incident."It was reported that the rib, which is the wall in the pillar, collapsed and crushed one of the workers," Trooper Forrest Allison said.The coroner will determine the official cause and manner of death."We are saddened to confirm that last evening we lost a member of the Consol Energy family at our Enlow Fork Mine during an incident underground," said a written statement from Consol Energy. "We are working closely with state and federal officials to determine the cause of the accident. We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones during this very difficult time."

The incident happened around 6 p.m. Thursday at the Consol Energy Enlow Fork Mine on Dry Run Road in Prosperity.

The coroner's office said Tanner Lee McFarland, of Washington, died when a long wall gave way and collapsed on top of him.

Tanner McFarland

State police are investigating the incident.

"It was reported that the rib, which is the wall in the pillar, collapsed and crushed one of the workers," Trooper Forrest Allison said.

The coroner will determine the official cause and manner of death.

"We are saddened to confirm that last evening we lost a member of the Consol Energy family at our Enlow Fork Mine during an incident underground," said a written statement from Consol Energy. "We are working closely with state and federal officials to determine the cause of the accident. We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones during this very difficult time."